In what could be a precursor to curtains for a soft loan regime for the consumers, private sector lenders ICICI Bank Ltd and Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd as well as the largest mortgage player, Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd (HDFC), withdrew special home loan schemes on Thursday. Apart from same, HDFC Bank Ltd, IDBI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank have also raised interest rates on auto loans.

Hauz Khas in Delhi is a composite site which consists of a tank and several monuments like mosque, madrasa and tomb. Hauz-i-Alai was a tank, built by Emperor Ala-ud-din Khilji in 1300, so that rainwater could be preserved in the tank and distributed across the city of Siri which served as the capital of Khilji dynasty.

The Food and Civil Supplies department has started to plug the loopholes in price control mechanism of essential commodities in the city , following a directive from Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to either formulate a new law or to strengthen the Essential Commodities Act to have more grip over the wholesalers and retailers.

Telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has kicked off discussions on introducing fourth generation (4G) mobile wireless broadband services in India this week. TRAI on Wednesday sought the industry’s response on this issue and said it was examining the possibility of launching a consultation process on 4G technologies.

Valentine’s Day will be here soon and while many of us are probably thinking of ways to celebrate it with our loved ones, yet others among are wondering how they will dodge the moral police, the self appointed upholders of ‘Indian culture’ that will be lurking and lying in wait for an excuse for vandalism on the day.

Many of us scoff at our democracy that presumes to give justice to the likes of Ajmal Kasab India’s most despised convict from the Mumbai terror attack of 26/11. However it would be edifying to compare and contrast our democracy with that of a totalitarian regimes where your personal liberty is never sacrosanct; you cannot so much as Google to your heart's content without censorship.